shelve

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for shelve

shelve 🔊 /ʃɛˈlv/

shelve : රාක්ක සාදනවා

shelve : පසෙක තබනවා

shelve : රාක්කයේ තබනවා

shelve definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.
  2. To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim.

Intransitive verb. To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore.